Anatomy
lingual tonsil
lin·gual ton·sil
Definitions related to lingual tonsil:
  • (tonsil, lingual) A tonsil in the mucosa at the root of the tongue.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The lymphoid follicles on the dorsal surface in the posterior region of the tongue.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Tonsil, each instance of which consists of an aggregation of lymphoid follicles on the floor of some oropharynx, at the root of some tongue.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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